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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 165 

Congratulating the Small Business Development Centers of the Small Business Administration on their 25 years of service to America’s small 

business owners and entrepreneurs. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 9, 2005 

Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. VITTER, Ms. 

LANDRIEU, Mr. KERRY, Mr. BURNS, Mr. PRYOR, Mr. BAYH, and Mr. 

LIEBERMAN) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 

the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Small Business Development Centers of 

the Small Business Administration on their 25 years 

of service to America’s small business owners and entrepreneurs. 

Whereas in 1980, Congress established the Small Business 

Development Center program to deliver management and 

technical assistance counseling and provide educational 

programs to prospective and existing small business owners; 

Whereas over the last 25 years, the Small Business Development Center network counseled and trained more than 

11,000,000 small business owners and entrepreneurs, 
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helping small businesses start and grow and create jobs 

in the United States; 

Whereas the Small Business Development Centers exemplify 

the partnership between private sector institutions of 

higher education and Government, working together to 

support small businesses and entrepreneurship; 

Whereas the Small Business Development Centers have been 

a critical partner in the start-up and growth of the Nation’s small businesses; 

Whereas in 2004, the Small Business Development Centers 

counseled and trained approximately 750,000 new and 

existing small businesses; 

Whereas the Small Business Development Centers deliver 

specialized assistance through a network of 63 lead centers and more than 1,100 service locations, in all 50 

States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin 

Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; 

Whereas the Small Business Development Centers provide assistance tailored to the local community and the needs of 

the client, including counseling and training on financial 

management, marketing, production and organization, 

international trade assistance, procurement assistance, 

venture capital formation, and rural development, among 

other services that improve the economic environment in 

which small businesses compete; 

Whereas in 2003, the Small Business Development Center’s 

in-depth counseling helped small businesses generate 

nearly $6,000,000,000 in revenues and save an additional 

$7,000,000,000 in sales; 
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Whereas in 2003, the Small Business Development Centers 

helped create and retain over 163,000 jobs across the 

United States; and 

Whereas the Small Business Development Centers proudly 

celebrate 25 years of service to America’s small business 

owners and entrepreneurs: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Small Business Develop3 ment Centers of the Small Business Administration 

4 on their 25 years of service to America’s small busi5 ness owners and entrepreneurs; 

6 (2) recognizes their service in helping America’s 

7 small businesses start, grow, and flourish; and 

8 (3) directs the Secretary of the Senate to trans9 mit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Asso10 ciation for Small Business Development Centers for 

11 appropriate display. 

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